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Work in progress for PBD 2021 & Know India programme, says MEA

June 16, 2020

Vande Bharat Mission, touted as the world’s largest repatriation programme, has played a crucial role in bringing about 80,000 Indians stuck abroad back home in view of the pandemic. Sanjay Bhattacharyya, secretary, Consular Passport and Visa (CPV) & Overseas Indian Affairs (OI...

India slackens rules for OCI cardholders

December 19, 2019

The Indian government relaxes certain OCI guidelines for reissue of passport for those below the age of 20 and above the age of 50.

No coloured passports for India

February 1, 2018

To end discrimination and exploitation of its expatriate workers abroad, India needs to go beyond cosmetically changing the colour of passports.

Connecting with diaspora youth for transforming India

January 8, 2017

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), which has become a key rendezvous for the Indian diaspora, has flown into its 14th edition and on the first day focussed on the diaspora youth with a view to redefine engagement between India and millions of people of Indian origin in the world.

Stories of mixed identity and search for roots

December 30, 2016

The new generation Indian diaspora is a mixed clan. While some are well-versed with Indian traditions and cultures, the others have never even visited India. Some are proud of their mixed identity,while it is awkward for others. However, the Indian government is leaving no stone ...

PBD 2017 to discuss social media as a modern tool to connect diaspora

December 22, 2016

The upcoming Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) 2017, to be held in Bengaluru, will look at social media as an imperative medium in connecting the Indian Diaspora. A Plenary Session named ‘Leveraging Social Media for Diaspora Connect’ is observed as the primary agenda.